picard: I'm sick and tired of all the "top" players refusing to play AJ. He is clearly the best American player right now and he should playing in all the top tournaments. Instead they invite this Nakamura guy, who only has a winning percentage of 65% (according to this site). Meanwhile AJ ...

picard: d5 would fall. after 14. Nb5 Qb8 white can either grab the bishop or let the knight sit on b5. If 15. Nxd6 Qxd6 then you will notice black is a bit better due to the fact that black's knight, light squared bishop and queen are all attacking d5. If white lets the knight sit on b5 it ...

picard: 34 ... b6. thats why people pay good money to learn chess from the LIFE MASTER. He is a true chess legend, and the only reason he is not world champion is that the thousands of players rated higher than him all cheat.

picard: <perfidious> yes another goldsby classic where he plays on despite only having his king left against a queen and a bunch of pawns. He just shuffles it around praying for a cheap stalemate. what a great guy. a class act.